2012 Tour Down Under Stage 4: Norwood → Tanunda, 130km, 2.WT

[taiwan]

Yeah ok, Greipel FTW then. He's clearly in fine shape.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Can't wait to see some mad descending after Gavia. Liqui train again?

 

[wirral]

My god is there no way to make this course more interesting?

Tour of Arnhemland, estuarine crocodiles, tropical storms, and then back to Adelaide.

F***, it actually exists, I just googled it, I had just made it but some nutter has already organised it.

 

[LabMonkey]

So are we expecting a full or reduced bunch sprint today?

And, for a fantasy cycling game, which of these sprinters would likely be worst over the last 'hill' and so might be out of contention for the sprint:

Sabatini
Guarnieri
Hutarovich
Florencio Cabre

Thanks in advance for any useful comments.

 

[Fetisoff]

Another one...

 

[issoisso]

So are we expecting a full or reduced bunch sprint today?

And, for a fantasy cycling game, which of these sprinters would likely be worst over the last 'hill' and so might be out of contention for the sprint:

Sabatini
Guarnieri
Hutarovich
Florencio Cabre

Thanks in advance for any useful comments.

Sabatini and Guarnieri are "normal" sprinters on climbs, Florencio is more of a hills rider than a sprinter so quite good, while a downhill route is too hard for Hutarovich so he's the answer

 

[FF'Wilco]

So McEwen is the guy for sprints in GE now ? Are they goin to ride for him tommorow like they did today ?

 

[Kwibus]

Does this mean that baby gorilla will win? Is that cryptic for Henderson?

 

[El Pistolero]

Does this mean that baby gorilla will win? Is that cryptic for Henderson?

That image is pretty clear. Greipel will win the sprint with a kid on his back.

 

[Thomsena]

Stage 5 is on live, right?

 

[rgmerk]

Stage 5 is on live, right?

Yep, and the stage 6 circuit race.

 

[Anonymous]

Going purely on the profile Im going to say Phillip Gilbert

 

[Herr Katt]

Seriously, this race is not worthy of world tour status. Bunch of guys ridning with their heartrate in zone 2. Racing should be racing and they should be going flat out. Making serious efforts to establish a late break and force som freaking action.

Plus, Ligget and Sherwen is out of their freaking minds when it comes to commentating. What on earth are they talking about?

 

[search]

Plus, Ligget and Sherwen is out of their freaking minds when it comes to commentating. What on earth are they talking about?

milk, cows, cheddar cheese - business as usual

 

[Panda Claws]

I am still hoping for Alejandro "He wins bunch sprints" Valverde to do something.

 

[luckyboy]

milk, cows, cheddar cheese - business as usual

I watched highlights of the first two stages before and they seem to be worse than I remember.

 

[Herr Katt]

You're correct my good Sir luckyboy. It's far worse.

 

[search]

I don't know, I'm watching them quite seldom (more or less just the races Eurosport/Sporza/RAI or german TV doesn't cover - apart from some classic race footage) but again and again I'm totally fascinated by there perfectly planed and (apparently) to the tick timed harmonious way of commentating.

Not that I really like it, by the way

 

[theyoungest]

I watched highlights of the first two stages before and they seem to be worse than I remember.

Really? Worse than before?

Uhh... what's the guy called again... well, just throw in some random Spanish names.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I watched highlights of the first two stages before and they seem to be worse than I remember.

I dont think they weren't as bad because they had all those ads but inside the 30 minute highlights that SBS showed. Nine are showing them inside the 1hr time slot.

He's having a baby?

 

[cineteq]

I watched highlights of the first two stages before and they seem to be worse than I remember.

worse = boring for me

 

[The Hitch]

Really? Worse than before?

lol that was hillarious

 

[Ferminal]

Jose Luis Gonzalez would have been better.

 

[auscyclefan94]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/grandstand-radio-broadcast-schedule/


Please check what it says for Melbourne @11:15am on the Friday the 20th of January just to check I am not going crazy.

No coverage on Digital yet. Just ads!

I really do think a few teams will try to make it hard today. Greipel getting 10 more seconds is going to make things tough for the other teams.

 

[Ferminal]

Not on grandstand here either.

Online is up though:

http://www.abc.net.au/local/players...File=itineranttwo&streamTitle=Tour Down Under